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organicism

or·gan·i·cism
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awr-gan-uh-siz-uh m]
    • /ɔrˈgæn əˌsɪz əm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awr-gan-uh-siz-uh m]
    • /ɔrˈgæn əˌsɪz əm/

Definitions of organicism word

  • noun organicism Philosophy. the view that some systems resemble organisms in having parts that function in relation to the whole to which they belong. Compare holism (def 1). 1
  • noun organicism Pathology. the doctrine that all symptoms arise from organic disease. 1
  • noun organicism a view of society as an autonomous entity analogous to and following the same developmental pattern as a biological organism. 1
  • noun organicism (philosophy) The treatment of society or the universe as if it were an organism. 1
  • noun organicism the theory that the functioning of living organisms is determined by the working together of all organs as an integrated system 0
  • noun organicism the theory that all symptoms are caused by organic disease 0

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Origin of organicism

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; organic + -ism

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Parts of speech for Organicism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

organicism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

organicism usage trend in Literature

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